User talk:Charles01/Archive 5

Re:Lancia Type

Hi, I've read your question about the Lancia model. Effectively it's not easy to distinguish the Ardea model from the more expensive Aprilia model. In fact, I think the picture you have uploaded is showing an Aprilia model. The major exterior difference with the Ardea is in the wheelbase, which is longer in the Aprilia. In that picture it seems that the wheelbase is not as short as in the Ardea, so I think that it's an Aprilia, the first monocoque Lancia. However, to eliminate any doubt, you can take a look at the front: the model in the picture has a radiatior slightly different (thicker borders) from the one mounted in the Ardea, expecially in the first. Another difference is in the front pair of of blinkers: in the Aprilia they are at the sides of the engine hood front end, while in the Ardea they are on the bottom of the front end, near the front bumpers.
I hope to have been useful. Bye bye! Luc106

Many thanks, Luc. Useful, helpful and educative. Saluti Charles01 (talk) 11:39, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Improving photos

Visit this page to see the before picture...

Hello Charles, I saw your improved version of the Charade G10 - just a hint: for slight technical improvements such as these, you can just overwrite the existing file, which helps since you won't have to run around renaming it around the various projects. See this one, for instance:

Mr.choppers (talk) 14:45, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, I knew that and have often used it in the past. But - whether experimentally or permanently - someone has just changed all the pages for uploading replacement pictures on the French language Commons upload (to which, for some forgotten reason, I default) and I didn't have the patience/time to figure out what was going on. The Daihatsu picture in question only features on two pages, so it was quite quick just to redirect the affected links. But if you've now done the genuine replacement, then than you. Best wishes Charles01 (talk) 21:53, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

PS I still find that Datsun Ute ugly, but I like the way you've got the rust off the door and side panels.

Yeah, the rust removal took a while but is quite satisfying work in its own way. And the upload page is all screwy in all of the Commons - all the while pretending to be an improvement! I always found your readiness to mix languages quite interesting. Mr.choppers (talk) 05:49, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

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